Jim Sheridan Biography

He was schooled by the Irish Christian Brothers before going on to University College Dublin to complete his education. He directed My Left Foot in 1989, which was a critical and economic hit and garnered Academy Awards for Daniel Day-Lewis and Brenda Fricker. In 1990, he co-wrote The Field with Richard Harris, and in 1993, he released In the Name of the Father, a dramatized retelling of the Guildford Four case. In 1997, The Boxer (starring Daniel Day-Lewis) received a Golden Globe nomination for best picture drama. In America, a semi-autobiographical film he released in 2003, portrays the tale of an Irish immigrant family attempting to make it in New York. Samantha Morton and Djimon Hounsou were nominated for Academy Awards for their roles in the picture, which garnered excellent reviews. Get Rich or Die Trying, a film starring rap singer 50 Cent, was released in 2005. Naomi, Kirstin, and Tess are his three daughters from his first marriage.

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